Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Eksteenfontein to Sanddrift — Orange River Desert Canyon Rim via Helskloof Pass and Groot Derm
'Hell's Gorge' into Africa's river canyon.
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China
DifficultSichuan–Tibet Highway — Litang to Batang via the Tibetan Plateau High Spine and Haizi Mountain Divide (G318 High Plateau Segment)
Yak country, prayer flags, and 4,700m passes.
California
ExpertRubicon Trail — Georgetown to Loon Lake via Rubicon Springs and Buck Island Lake (Classic West-to-East Full Traverse)
California's hardest trail. No exceptions.
Botswana
ModerateNossob River Valley 4WD Track — Nossob Camp to Twee Rivieren via the Kgalagadi Fossil Riverbed
Lions in a dry riverbed. Africa's best slow drive.
Møre og Romsdal
ModerateTrollstigen — Åndalsnes to Valldal via the Troll’s Ladder Mountain Road
Eleven hairpins above a waterfall. Norway's best.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Galvans Gorge to Imintji via King Leopold Ranges Western Approach (Dry Season Classic)
Corrugations, boabs, and the Kimberley gate.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Lewisburg to Seneca Rocks via the Allegheny Highland Divide and Pocahontas County Backcountry
Appalachian mud and the fins of Seneca Rocks.
Gilgit-Baltistan
ExpertDeosai National Park High Crossing — Skardu to Astore via Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani Ford (Summer Traverse)
4,000 metres of nothing but sky and brown bears.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Home Valley Station to El Questro via Pentecost River Crossing and Cockburn Range (Wet Season Approach, Dry Season Classic)
The Pentecost crossing earns its reputation.
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New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Hachita to Lordsburg via the New Mexico Boot Heel Desert Flats
Emptiest corner of America. No mercy, no crowds.